September 23, 2011

Cushion

I've finished making a cushion and a cover for it. And after completing it I'm super happy. I got the inspiration from some blogs I came across. Got the pattern and complete directions from there. Some Portuguese blogs and some Indian blogs. There were so many different types that I had a very difficult time deciding which one to do. Then finally, I started doing each and every one of them on an old piece of cloth to see how it actually looks. And decided on the most beautiful and the most time consuming one. Now that I've completed it, I've started doing another one. And planning to make a complete set for my home. Here is the pic.


September 7, 2011

Handbag

Well, this is my first attempt at making a handbag, though not my first attempt at crafts/ stitching. I've always been interested in such stuff, from the time I can remember. I've always tried to make something myself, when I wanted to gift someone close to me. But never bothered to click a pic of it. After seeing many blogs where people display and give instruction to the things they make, I thought I'll do the same. Such blogs have been very helpful for me. Right now, I'm working on something, for which I got the instructions solely from blogs. But it's not complete yet, and I happened to click some pics of this handbag which I made to gift a friend.  At the time I did this, I didn't have any tutorial or pattern for this. But later, I found that there are lots of free patterns and tutorials available on the net for handbags and almost anything you ever want to stitch. This was a trial one. But thank God, it came out well. And my friend to whom I gifted it, just loved it, which made me even happier. :)


 That's the end product, from outside. And below is the photo of the inside of the bag. I added 2 small pockets to keep the mobile phone or keys or any other small item that you might want to take out easily. And I've added magnetic press button, for which I had to hunt a lot. Since I'm new to this kind of stitching, and I don't know anyone who does these here in Bangalore, I'm struggling to find the raw materials.


But it was fun making this. I really enjoyed it. :) Especially the part where I had to figure out how to cut the cloth. Tried it out a couple of times on paper. And the size, I had no clue. But I've cut paper patterns of all the pieces I used for this bag. If anyone is interested and wants to know, please do let me know. I'll add it to the blog.